All the plugins were created with Synthmaker (now called Flowstone) and are 32-bit Windows only. Each synth's folder includes the original SM schematics so that people with Synthmaker or Flowstone can modify them for themselves. Most have an 'Info' or 'Notes' button on their panels that will display info on the plugin.

These were created initially for my own use and amusement andI make no claim that they actually sound like the hardware synths they are emulations of / based on / inspired-by, for none of them use custom-coded oscillators or filters. Jean-Michel Jarre summed it up best in an interview with Electronic Musician: "It's always a mistake, I think to compare the emulation of a synth with the real one, because by definition they can't sound the same. But it's great for someone without the original to get the feel of the approach, the concept of the synth, even when the result will be different in terms of sound." A contributor to the French online forum Audiofanzine had this experience - (the online translators all produced some variation of this) : "For the anecdote: I was able recently to try on an old modular Roland, thanks to the Kbrown plugs I was rather comfortable."Because he'd already had the experience of using one of my Roland modular emulations, when the opportunity to use the real thing arose he was able to hit the ground running.to some extent.

There are no presets included; I wanted to come at the instruments anew each time, as one did with vintage analog hardware.

Especially in the case of the modular Buchla approximations, they are an opportunity to explore the unique Buchla way of thinking about sound generation and control, as there is currently only one commercial vst based on Buchla concepts, Madrona Labs' terrific Aalto. Here you'll also find, I believe, the only free vst versions of modular Moog, and Roland synths; plus a number of rather obscure vintage synths that have never had vst approximations.

Again, my aim with these was to create a free way to experience the interesting signal and control structures of these synths, not to fool anyone into thinking they are sound-alikes.

Temporal DIstortion is one of two of Mac's albums that are 'Best Album' candidates for the 2017 Schallwelle Awards!Congrats, Mac.

The Music Weasel

Joker

DX Won

tonus Pro Colorist

200 C-(~approximation of most of Suzanne's Ciani'sBuchla 200system that now resides in the Audities Foundation.) Latest update - 5/6/17

200 E - Represents what Buchla 200-style modules would need to be assembled to have all the capabilities of the Music Easel.

200 K - Same as 200 C, but swaps a Complex Waveform Generator for the third Dual Osc, a Triple-Output stepLFO for the Dual Ring Mod and a Four Channel Comb Filter for the Dual CV Adder. Latest updtae - 5/6/17

b6 - (~Andromeda A6). A very loose approximation of some of the core synth voice structure. Filters are sorta guessed-at. Many thanks to 'Knob Twiddler' for doing the param-naming. Latest update: 10/23/16

DX Won - An approximation of most of the structure and feature set of Yamaha DX7 in a GUI that reflects the appearance of the DX1. Edited from a single page. Two LFOs. Envelopes much simplified, fewer Algorithms. Stereo output.

eXpando - (~Oberheim Xpander). Just most of the core synth voice structure. Also available in a version with different, more flexible oscillator waveform controls (eXpando_osc2). Latest update: 11/13/16

Matrix-Six1 - (~most of the core synth functions of Oberheim Matrix-6,in the livery of Oberheim OB-1). Oscillators enhanced with waveform cross-fading. Also available with two2-op FM tone generators in place of the VCOs (Matrix-SixFM ), and a version with oscillators similar to u-he's Podolski(Matrix-Six1p). Latest update : 7/9/17.

Rolend System 101Max_suite - (~Roland System 100M, in imaginary 7-module racks; modules have some added features)101Max - Two 2VCO, with additional waveforms and FM. Two 2VCF, CS-80 style HP VCF in series with LP VCF. Two 2VCA, with CS-80-style sine mixers. Two 2ENV-LFO, EGs have adjustable expo curve, extendable times and onset delay. One Ring-Noise S&H LFO101Max_m - same as above but with Mixer-Volt Proc in place of Ring-Noise S&H LFO101Max_s- " " " Dual stepLFO " " "101Max_sh- same _s, but with addition of Ring-Noise S&H LFO and only one 2VCO.101Max_3v - with three VCO/VCF/VCA 'voice' modules, three 2ENV-LFO and Mixer-Volt Proc.

the KAT/stick - (~ Octave's the CATstick coupled with the CAT synth.) A little cheating as to what the stick can control as the CAT only had a KB CV in and footpedal jacks for filter and VCO1. Here the stick can control either or both VCO fr, VCO 1 PW, VCF and VCA. To replicate the pedal jacks, the mod wheel can be assigned to either VCF or VCO 1 fr.

The Putnie_2s - (~EMS VCS3 'Putney' - like above, but with 2 ADSRs and a step LFO). Latest update: 2/12/16

Tone Boardz - (same as 80-vox, but with emulation of a pair of programming 'Tone Boards' from the mighty GX-1, in place of the CS-80 VCO/VCF/VCA arrangement. Two versions - one emulates the hardware's envelope sliders arrangement (Tone Boardz_eg2), the other, a more conventional set of knobs. Latest update: 2/21/17

tonus ProColorist - (~ARP Pro Soloist). In place of preset sound tabs, most of the internal voice programming controls brought out to the front panel. Many thanks to 'bluesmoke' for doing the param-naming. Latest update: 2/18/17

TriGoom - Inspired by the DIY hardware synth Goom, but with three oscillators and lots of modulation. There are three versions - TriGoom b has a lower CPU load, but minus a few features, TriGoom osc2has different, perhaps less confusing waveform controls, but otherwise same features as TriGoom. Latest update: 1/17/17